However, the above doesn’t even tell the full story. Even though the government, if they were bothered, could have said it was an above-average level of funding, if we take inflation into account, what we can see, very clearly, that 2025 is the lowest ICT grant in history. https://simonmlewis.substack.com/p/why-the-cut-to-the-ict-grant-is-even

Sometimes it’s important to listen to other perspectives and I was very interested to hear how David Kennedy tackled my education hero, Áine Hyland. It’s a fascinating 2-part podcast, which got me thinking more about why divestment is doomed to failure.

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The Catholic Church Has the Least to Lose if Sacraments Leave Schools https://simonmlewis.medium.com/the-catholic-church-has-the-least-to-lose-if-sacraments-leave-schools-81257fdcfcc6

I made my fancy Gmail signature. (It’s way easier than you might think) https://medium.com/@simonmlewis/how-i-made-my-email-signature-84fea6a92be8How 🔗 Link in Bio

My 10-year-old is finding Maths word problems a bit tricky so I decided my next project would be to harness AI to help me develop an app that will motivate him. He’s mad about planes at the moment so that’s the theme. Once it’s done, I’ll be giving it away

I was on Newstalk to try and find out what can be done to tackle school absenteeism. https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-lunchtime-live/what-can-be-done-to-tackle-school-absenteeism

Introducing Primary Education Explained…. a new podcast from 📌 Anseo.net Each episode takes a document or circular and uses AI to try and explain it to the average person in less than 20 minutes. Sometimes I add in a curveball – like in the 2024 Small Schools Report just published,